The exact birth of the Renaissance is widely disputed. The Renaissance itself was a glittering period in Europe that bridged … More

Opening up bodies to establish the cause of death has been going on for a very long time. The word … More

In the mid-1960s the Fore were dropping like flies as the kuru epidemic threatened to do to the Fore what … More

Dr. Ekman, who sports a grey goatee beard befitting perhaps of a man with a reputation as “the best human … More

Ask any aquarium director what they want most in life and you’re likely to get some very strange answers but … More

Whales, not Wales, but whales. Neither are really places you want to find yourself in albeit one more fatal than … More

Charles Upham’s Victoria Cross and bar were stolen, alongside many other medals awarded to New Zealand servicemen, from an army … More

Before the flak-jacketed John Simpson there was William Howard Russell, a gritty Irish journalist, who pioneered war reporting from the … More

It was the great stink that started it. July 1858 and London was hot. Hot like Spain. Nice in the … More

There was no call, just a note to say Please call sometime, sometime today. It didn’t feel right it felt … More